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Benno Weiner is an Associate Professor of History and Director of Graduate Studies at Carnegie Mellon University, specializing in modern China, Tibet, and Inner Asia. He holds a PhD from Columbia University and has been affiliated with the Dietrich College since 2015. His research focuses on ethnopolitics and the transformation of imperial borderlands into socialist states, particularly examining minority nationalities policies in 20th-century China.
- Education: PhD in History, Columbia University (2012)
- Affiliations: Co-editor of Conflicting Memories: Tibetan History under Mao Retold; contributor to Pitt-CMU Environmental Humanities Research Seminar.
His work explores how China’s minority policies marginalized ethnic groups through processes of minoritization. Key projects include The Chinese Revolution on the Tibetan Frontier (Cornell, 2020), analyzing CCP nation-building in Amdo Tibet, and a forthcoming book on socialist state formation in China’s peripheries. He has taught courses on Chinese history, Maoism, and ethnic frontiers. His research emphasizes archival analysis and interdisciplinary approaches to understanding state violence and identity politics.
Publications span topics like Hui Muslim ethnopolitics, Sino-Tibetan historiography, and environmental humanities. Weiner’s scholarship bridges academic rigor with public engagement, collaborating with artists on projects like Casop: A Requiem for Rice. His work critiques the unresolved tensions between state narratives and marginalized communities’ experiences.
